The Residence of South Carolina Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain

The Residence of South Carolina Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain

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A 19th-century Greek Revival house that was the residence of South Carolina Reconstruction governor Daniel H. Chamberlain.

The Caldwell–Hampton–Boylston House is a historic home located in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built between 1820 and 1830 and is a three-story, five-bay, clapboard clad frame dwelling designed in the Greek Revival style. The house features a two-story, projecting front porch.

The property includes a stable/carriage house, a garden gazebo, and a tea house. It also contains contributing ironwork and brick fencing dating from circa 1855.

In 1869, Daniel H. Chamberlain purchased the house and lived there from 1874 to 1876. Chamberlain was the governor of South Carolina during Reconstruction. The house is located in Columbia Historic District I and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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